Bridge #185 over railroad (Richmond Summit Road), looking north from top of bridge, Richmond, Massachusetts, 5519-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1908-05-25

GUSN

GUSN-382804

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
R - Miscellaneous locations
Bridge #185 over railroad (Richmond Summit Road), looking north from top of bridge, Richmond, Massachusetts, 5519-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - R - Miscellaneous locations
    - Bridges, Roxbury, Mass., 10621-B
    - Rowe Street railroad crossing, Rowe, Massachusetts, 5441-B
    - Bridge #185 over railroad (Richmond Summit Road), looking north from top of bridge, Richmond, Massachusetts, 5519-B (current record)
    - Bridge #185, tracks looking east, Richmond, Massachusetts, 6200-B
    - New Haven Railroad bridge at Roxbury Crossing, showing street under bridge, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 6201-B
    - New Haven Railroad bridge at Roxbury Crossing, showing street under bridge, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 6202-B
    - Richmond Station, Richmond, Massachusetts, 6375-B
    - Bridge #190, Richmond Furnace, Richmond, Massachusetts, 8094-B
    - Bridge #190, Richmond Furnace, Richmond, Massachusetts, 8095-B
    - Bridge #185, Richmond, Massachusetts, 8788-B

Description

The image shows Bridge #185 over a railroad on Richmond Summit Road in Richmond, Massachusetts, looking north from the top of the bridge. A dirt road extends into the distance, flanked by wooden railings. The landscape is rural, with fields and scattered trees leading towards a distant hillside.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bridges (built works)
railroads
mountains
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011523
B-Series negative 5519-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.500.5519-B

Places

Richmond (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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